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Band 7+: Why did you choose to study that subject?

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Well, I just followed my dad's advice. You know, most Chinese parents make this important decision for their kids, and I didn't really know what I wanted to do at that time. My dad saw that tourism management is quite a popular major. He thought it would enable me to be more competitive in my future career. I trust my dad all the time. So I'm a tourism management student right now.

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Well, I just follow my dad advice. You know, most chinese parents make this important decision for their kids, and I didn’t really know what I wanted to do at that time. My dad saw the tourorism. Management is quite a popular major. That enables me to be more competitive many in my future career. I trust my dad all the time. So I’m a, uh, terrorism management student right now.

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Vocabulary Complexity:
B1 - Intermediate
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Vocabulary Repetition:

tourism: 2

management: 2

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Pronunciation

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Task Response

The student provides a clear and relevant answer to the question, explaining their decision to study tourism management based on their father's advice. However, the answer lacks depth and could benefit from further elaboration on why their father chose this specific subject and how it aligns with the student's own interests or aspirations.

Fluency & Coherence

The student speaks fluently with minimal hesitation and self-correction. The answer is well-organized and easy to follow. However, the student could improve their use of cohesive devices to connect their ideas more smoothly. For example, they could use phrases like 'because' or 'as a result' to link their reasons for choosing the subject.

Lexical Resource

The student uses a range of vocabulary appropriate to the topic. However, there are some minor inaccuracies, such as using 'tourorism' instead of 'tourism'. The student could also expand their vocabulary by using more specific and descriptive words to express their thoughts.

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

The student demonstrates good grammatical accuracy with only a few minor errors, such as the incorrect use of 'enable' in the sentence 'That enables me to be more competitive many in my future career'. The student could improve their grammatical range by using more complex sentence structures and varied tenses.

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